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2013 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

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Date
  
21 April 2013

Time
  
2:03.021

Rider
  
Marc Márquez

2013 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

Official name
  
Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas

Location
  
Circuit of the Americas

Course
  
Permanent racing facility 5.513 km (3.426 mi)

The 2013 Grand Prix of the Americas was the second round of the 2013 MotoGP season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on 21 April 2013. This was the first GP race at the circuit.

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Marc Márquez won his first MotoGP race, in which was only his second race in the top level, and became the youngest ever rider to win a MotoGP race.

It was the first GP from 1982 Swedish Grand Prix where in three categories were three new winners: in Anderstorp Iván Palazzese (125 cm3), Roland Freymond (250 cm3) and Takazumi Katayama (500 cm3) won.

Moto3

Notes:

  • ^1 — The Moto3 race was stopped after ten laps and restarted over a distance of five laps.

    • MotoGP

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

    • References

    2013 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Wikipedia
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